Queen's blade sucks, but it's still interesting to watch. Maybe because of all the fanservice and nudity(and interesting characters? or sexy should I say, not all of them obviously).
Asura Cryin' sucks and it's not that interesting to watch, besides I hate the protagonist and his stupid hairstyle. But I'll give it an opportunity, since I already spent time watching the first season.

A lot more reviews to come... so far no good news.

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i'm surprised i made it through the first episode of QB, because i really didn't like it.. and i couldn't watch past episode 3 of Asura Cryin. that's like the Michael Bay of anime series.. so yeah, couldn't finish the first seasons and have no intention of watching either sequel :\.

actually, for a season that's about 25% sequels, the only one i'm gonna be watching is White Album 2. and i'm not even really expecting much from it <.<

Queen's Blade and Asura Cryin' 2 may be crap but it's crap I enjoy. These are those type of anime that are acquired taste to certain anime fans. Being a fan of ecchi anime, they aren't necessarily an acquired taste for me.

In the preview guides I've seen, there aren't any moé slice-of-life comedies about the day-to-day lives of girls in a high school club that needs two more members to be recognized by the student council, nor are there any moé slice-of-life comedies about the day-to-day lives of orphan sisters or other girls with no apparent parental supervision doing cute things in cute ways.

but seriously, the folks at ARMS are going to have to do better than that if they want to keep their core audience satisfied.

They're way ahead of you, episode 2 was amazing and it's gearing up to be pretty badass. The ending was fantastic too. I'm pretty sure the core fans don't really care about these petty things like plot or character developement. The core fans are here for the tits and ass.

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It may continue to be trashy, but it is fun trash which serves its intended purpose well.

Exactly. Most nudity-fanservice oriented anime tend to skimp on the actual goods, and focus on stupid plots that are shallow, predictable, and go nowhere, usually with completely frustrating endings. Queen's Blade is very prompt in what it offers, and it doesn't disappoint. Not to mention, the art and animation are fairly decent for the type of show it is. It's sad that so many people right it off because they think all anime must be mature and serious ventures for mature people, such as themselves.

At least it doesn't end up with girls keeping just enough clothing on to cover the vital parts. That's just cheap.

Well, the main shows I'm looking forward to are the Kiddy Grade sequel, the Koihime Musou sequel, and the Sekirei sequel (if it is indeed airing this season that is...). Yeah, its lookin' like a seaon of sequels, but that could be a good thing... hopefully.

I couldn't care less about these first two; Asura Cryin's first season lost my interest around the 4th or 5th episode, and Queen's Blade, though I tend to like fanservicey shows, just never appealed to me.

That reminds me; I should rewatch the first season of Koihime before the new one starts. Here's hoping for more Sei awesomeness !

Well, the main shows I'm looking forward to are the Kiddy Grade sequel, the Koihime Musou sequel, and the Sekirei sequel (if it is indeed airing this season that is...). Yeah, its lookin' like a seaon of sequels, but that could be a good thing... hopefully.

I couldn't care less about these first two; Asura Cryin's first season lost my interest around the 4th or 5th episode, and Queen's Blade, though I tend to like fanservicey shows, just never appealed to me.

That reminds me; I should rewatch the first season of Koihime before the new one starts. Here's hoping for more Sei awesomeness !

The new Koihime Musou show is also the only one I am interested in, Although I hear it isn't a sequel so much a more direct adaptation of the original game, it was based off of.

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